“What Bill said was, ‘This game is no different than any other one. It’s a 60-minute football game, and whatever issues we have, let’s make sure we correct them, coach them, and fix them. That’s our job.’ “And it’s just a reminder to me … I think our staff did a phenomenal job of adjusting, or correcting problems. We had some issues. Michael Bennett—he’s one of the best defensive linemen we’ve faced—created some problems for us in the first half. He’s as good a down player as we’ve played all year. And so we had to do a couple things, try to get two bodies to him. We had Tom send the protection that way and I thought Bryan Stork did a great job of trying to go over that way and help when he had the opportunity to do so, and then the guards just kept fighting. That’s just the way Bill coaches. Have poise. Fix things. It’s never a perfect game.”
Josh McDaniels on BB’s message of “Adjust” and “Correct Problems and get them fixed” before the game to the coaches.
Super Bowl 49: Patriots beat Seahawks on Malcolm Butler interception | The MMQB with Peter King
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First off, I’ve been hot on Butler all year long and what a time to really show up and make the biggest kind of impact. What are the odds we sign this playmaker for more time in the offseason? Could his size be an issue in terms of versatility or did his play on Sunday make up for any doubts there may have been?
One thing we know about the Patriots, they won’t suddenly give a huge contract to someone based on one play. Just look at Jonas Gray, who disappeared after running wild all over the Colts.
There’s no doubt that Butler has a knack for making plays on the ball and he made remarkable progress in his first year considering where he started and where he ended up. But he needs to take advantage of this offseason and really take that next step.
I expect Revis will be retained, so he and Browner should return as the starting outside corners. We saw Logan Ryan targeted plenty last year and he was up and down (and did have some good plays in the Super Bowl as well), so it’s not unreasonable to think Butler could overtake him. Can Butler play the slot? Or is he most effective outside? We saw a little of both out of him this year.
Could he even overtake Arrington in the slot? He certainly seems to have made Alfonzo Dennard expendable, and I like Dennard. Butler does have better size and length than both.
Ultimately we don’t really have to figure it out now. Butler is under contract and will now have a full offseason in the program to improve. I’m excited to see how he develops. He is a ballhawk, and that is not something you can teach.
All year long, this team ground it out. They’re tough physically. They’re tough mentally. They competed day after day. I can tell you that I work this team hard. I know from personal experience that this team came to work every day. They didn’t make any excuses. When things didn’t go right, they just rolled up their sleeves and got back to work and tried to fix them. It wasn’t always perfect like last night. It’s a group that never stopped competing, never stopped fighting and never stopped playing. I think last night’s game, for me, was reflective of the entire year, what I saw on a daily basis from that group of players and coaches.
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